by Public Affairs Volunteer Partner Mary Alice Molgard Chet Boehlke, Jr. understands the value and meaning of volunteerism. His parents were volunteer firefighters, and he learned early on how important it was to serve his community. Chet began donating blood... Continue Reading →
Margie Davis and Marian Myron first crossed paths in 1986. For nearly eight years, they worked together as flight nurses in the New York Air National Guard – an Air Reserve Component of the U.S. Air Force – based out... Continue Reading →
Last month, we shared a few highlights from what was then our largest local Home Fire Campaign event in the Eastern New York Region. We installed nearly 250 free smoke alarms for families in Poughkeepsie in October. But at our... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, a team of Red Cross volunteers brought our local Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) down to Jay Street in Schenectady, where members of the community had organized a memorial to remember those affected by the devastating fire that occurred there... Continue Reading →
Official Blog of the American Red Cross Eastern New York Region 